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Quickening director hopes debut feature expedites bigger opportunities

Pakistani-Canadian Haya Waseem’s debut feature, world premiering at TIFF ’21, portrays an immigrant family’s Canadian dream – as she too aspires to break cultural confines and take on larger projects.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 2021

Ted Lasso stays on top of the digital originals chart as The Walking Dead leads overall demand in Canada.

All3Media Int’l taps former Kew Media exec as SVP, North America

Based in New York, Jennifer Askin will manage sales and lead factual co-production in Canada and the U.S.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs from Aug. 23 to 29, 2021

Private Eyes ends its run on top, with the series finale leading TV ratings for the week.

TIFF ’21: Doc programmer Thom Powers on this year’s lineup

How the festival’s documentary programming has addressed diversity and what will make an impact with audiences.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2021

Free Guy and PAW Patrol: The Movie continue to lead the Canadian box office.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Aug. 27 to Sept. 2, 2021

Le guide de la famille parfaite crosses the $2 million mark, coming in second behind comedy Maria.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 23 to 29, 2021

Ted Lasso continues to top the digital originals list for a third week, as Walking Dead steps in to lead the overall demand list.

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Hot Sheet: Top 30 TV programs for Aug. 16 to 22, 2021

Private Eyes‘ penultimate episode comes in at No. 3, just ahead of America’s Got Talent, with Nurses remaining in the top 30.

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Hot Sheet: Top 10 films for Aug. 20 to 26, 2021

PAW Patrol: The Movie holds the No. 2 spot in the Canadian box office behind Free Guy, starring Vancouver’s Ryan Reynolds.

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Hot Sheet: Top 5 Canadian films for Aug. 20 to 26, 2021

The Alec Pronovost-directed comedy Maria knocks Le guide de la famille parfaite from the top spot, grossing more than $168k in its debut week.

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Hot Sheet: Digital Demand for Aug. 16 to 22, 2021

Ted Lasso continues to lead digital originals while PAW Patrol stays in the top three in the overall demand list.